loser

Meaning

  1. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
  2. Something of poor quality.
  3. A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.
  4. A contemptible or unfashionable person.
  5. One who or that which loses something, such as extra weight, car keys, etc.
  6. A losing proposition, one that is likely to lose or already has lost (such as a losing bet or, analogously, a predictably fruitless task or errand).
  7. (slang) A person convicted of a crime, especially more than once.

Synonyms

defeated person

unsuccessful person

male virgin

owner of a lost article

lonely heart

a defeated person

easily trapped person

who loses

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/luːzə(ɹ)/
Etymology

From Middle English loser, losere, equivalent to lose + -er. In the sense of contemptible or worthless individual, perhaps an alteration of losel, which see.

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